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Suzann Pettersen of Norway watches her tee shot on the ninth green during the first round of the North Texas LPGA Shootout golf tournament at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, Thursday, May 1, 2014. (AP Photo)
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Suzann Pettersen, who has missed much of the current LPGA season because of a back injury, looked healthy Thursday as she grabbed the lead in the first round of the North Texas LPGA Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club.

Playing in only her second tournament since March when she withdrew from the Kia Classic because of back pain, Pettersen produced a bogey-free round of 5-under-par 66 to grab a one shot advantage heading into Friday's second round action. She produced birdies at 1, 7 and 8 on the front nine and finished with birdies at 16 and 18 on the back nine.